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[gavel] the committee will come to order. Today, our subcommittee is holding an oversight hearing on the federal aviation administration. Im very pleased to be joined by senator jack reed, the subcommittees Ranking Member, senator caputo is here right from the start, and im sure we will be joined by others. The faa is a 17 billion agency with 44,000 employees who are responsible for virtually every aspect of aviation in our country, including the safety of commercial airlines, general aviation, ...

Today, our subcommittee is holding an oversight hearing on the federa the faa is a 17 billion agency with 44,000 employees who are responsible for virtually every aspect of aviation in our country, including the safety of commercial airlines, general aviation, and cargo aircraft. Every day, faas air Traffic Controllers are responsible for more than 44,000 flights and 2. 7 Million Airline passengers across more than 29 million square miles of airspace. Over the last year, muchneeded attention has...

Look at the great clear over washington. Purple color there. Sunrise still three littleut maway. Four things you need to know. A lovely morning. Humidity nice and lo for today. Really low rain chances for today. Much like yesterday. Yesterdays rain chancesarely 20 . Its in that same range today. That being said, rain did materialize yesterday afternoon around the washington area. And it may do that again later today. Right now in the mid50s. 50 ed in the shenandoah valley. 58 manassas and 59 gai...

The Flight Instructor is dead after a helicopter went down at the hayward airport. This is where kpix 5s reporter joins us live with the very latest. Reporter the remains of that helicopter are still sitting on the taxiway tonight. They will stay in place with guards tonight, waiting for ntsb investigators to arrive. Reporter this was the scene after just after 2 30 pm, from chapter 5 at the hayward executive airport. On taxiway 20 8l. A helicopter on its way, rotor blades been. The helicopter h...

Puerto ricans exploded in cheers and celebrations. N today whe governor announced he will resign. He made the announcement on facebook around midnight. Protesters have been camped outside the Governors Mansion for almost two weeks, over a scandalinvolving offensive chat messages and corruption allegations. Gabez gutierre has more now from the island. It was an incredible scene. Thousands of protesters in old san juan. Demanding the governor resign. Rumors were swirling that the governor could re...

[gavel] the committee will come to order. Today, our subcommittee is holding an oversight hearing on the federal aviation administration. Im very pleased to be joined by senator jack reed, the subcommittees Ranking Member, senator caputo is here right from the start, and im sure we will be joined by others. The faa is a 17 billion agency with 44,000 employees who are responsible for virtually every aspect of aviation in our country, including the safety of commercial airlines, general aviation, ...

Announcer now, federal Aviation Administration officials testify on the boeing 737 max accidents and subsequent investigations. This appropriations transportation subcommittee hearing is just under two hours. The committee will come to order. Today, our subcommittee is holding an oversight hearing on the federal Aviation Administration. Im very pleased to be joined by senator jack reed, the subcommittees Ranking Member, senator caputo is here right from the start, and im sure we will be joined b...

Limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Foxx, for five minutes. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. We all have been privileged to know people in our communities whove led remarkable lives but are unsung heroes. Today, i want to highlight one such couple ive come to know and admire. I rise to recognize ralph and christine brown, a remarkable couple and role models for all the rest of us. They grew up in families of very modest means, and while working ...

Really a violation and of course, i understand her reaction to this issue and so that means we have to work harder to make sure that we have more Police Officers on streets, that we are addressing some of the causes of crime in the first place and investing in the right programs and doing everything we can to deal with these issues. Reporter we shared the mayors response with angela. What do you think . Im glad to hear shes taking seriously and addressing the root causes. I would love to see the...

In the semis today. Talking of rain, edgbaston may see a shower today as good wimbledon although it is an outside chance. There are showers in the forecast, the heaviest from lincolnshire northwards. Its thursday the 11th ofjuly. Our top story. Iranian boats have tried to intercept a British Oil Tanker in iranian waters but reportedly withdrew after a british warship trained its guns on them. The incident happened in the strait of hormuz a strategically important stretch of water between the per...